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Despite a lack of expectations, Monaco snatched the French League title from the Parisians in 2017, but then took a completely different approach after management abandoned the team’s most prominent stars without adequate compensation. The failure of the management was not limited to poor management of the players, but manifested itself at the leadership level, after the technical bar of the team had the presence of 5 coaches in two years, the last of which was the Croatian Niko Kovac, who succeeded Robert Moreno.
The latter was the former coach of the Spanish team, and came to the head of the technical bar of the emirate team to correct things, but the circumstances did not serve him. Monaco ranked ninth in the French League with Moreno, 28 points behind Paris Saint-Germain, who was crowned champion of the competition, after prematurely ending the season due to the Corona virus pandemic, for which he was fired.
The management subsequently appointed Croatian Niko Kovac as the team’s new coach, and with Monaco he achieved an inconsistent start in the league this season, winning five games, drawing twice and losing three of his ten games played.
Monaco is currently in sixth place, 7 points behind the Parisian leader and one point behind the European seats, as they enter the next match in good spirits. After the defeat away from home in Brest (1-0) and away from home in Lyon (4-1), Monaco achieved two consecutive victories that came against Bordeaux (4-0) and Nice (2-1), respectively.
Paris Saint-Germain have won eight consecutive Ligue 1 games
Winning tomorrow’s game will give Kovac’s men a dose of morals to move on and try to finish the season among the big four, but that will not be easy in the face of the Champions runner-up.
For their part, Paris Saint-Germain continues to be the best local club, occupying the lead until matchday 10 with 24 points, 5 points behind the closest pursuers.
The start was not perfect for the Parisians this season, after losing the Champions League final to Bayern Munich, PSG began their La Liga season with two defeats. Since then, Paris Saint-Germain have won eight straight Ligue 1 games. The team scored 26 goals and conceded just three goals, and their last four victories have seen a clean sheet.
Local titles are the goal of the “traditional” team, but the dream remains focused on the Champions League, as the manager seeks to finish early in the League to dedicate himself to his European titles.
German coach Thomas Tuchel suffers from some baseline injuries, as he will miss Juan Bernat and Tilo Kahrer in the next game. Marco Verratti and Julian Draxler are expected to be absent in midfield and Mauro Icardi in attack as well, and Neymar is also suspected of being involved on the offensive line after missing previous Brazil matches.
For their part, Monaco will be left without Robin Aguilar in the right-back position due to suspension, and without Benjamin Lycomet and Pietro Pellegri injured.
The two teams met on 56 occasions, which saw Paris Saint-Germain (21-19) win in exchange for 16 draws, with most of the Parisian club’s victories coming in recent seasons. Tomorrow’s game will give a fuller picture of the Emirate club’s readiness to go ahead with its new coach, in the most difficult domestic test against the French league giants.
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